Gold leaf laying device



Oct. 10, w 5 LUTZ 1,929,894

GOLD LEAF LAYING DEVICE Filed June 3, 1933 INVENTOH fifluhim 5. L0 72.

Patented Oct. 10, 1933 GOLD LEAF LAYING DEVICE William S. Lutz, Delaware Gardens, N. J. Application June ,3, 1933. Serial'No. 674,167

8 Claims.

My invention relates to a gold leaf layingdevice embodying the construction disclosed in my prior Patent :No. 1,858,371 and further possessing the advantage of adjustability-oradaptability to 3 the accommodation of rolls of gold leaf or similar material of various widths.

By reference to my prior patent it will be seen that I have therein disclosed and claimed a gold leaf laying device which is adapted for the .accommodation of a standard size of roll or at best of a very narrow range in sizes, it being the primary object of the present invention to improve the construction disclosed in'my prior patent .referred to, in order to adapt my .gold leaf laying device for the accommodation of a wide range of variety in the sizes of the gold leaf rolls used. A further object of my invention is to provide means for setting the device beforehand for the reception and accommodation of a gold leaf roll of a known size and for maintaining the device in such setposition during the use of the particular size of gold leaf roll for which the device is set.

To the above and other ends, my invention 5 consists of a gold leaf laying deviceembodying the advantages of my prior patented device, together with means for rendering the same ad .justable, and means for setting and locking the device in any adjusted position in a manner and for a purpose more fully stated in the following Specification in connection with the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 represents a plan view of a gold leaf laying device embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 represents a front elevation of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 represents a section on line ES--23 of Fig. ,1.

Fig.4 represents a section on line i4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 represents a section on line 5- -5of Fig. 3.

R ferring to he drawing, in which like reference characters designate like parts, my novel gold leaf laying deviceco-mprises a casing 1, which is preferably circular as shown in the drawing, and which is provided with the bottom '2 and the side walli3. The annular side wall 3 of the casing is cut away as at ,4, the cut away portion 'being less than the entire height of the casing, so as to leave the upper and lower flanges 5 and 6. To the bottom 2 of the casing is suitably secured the threaded stem 7 which is adapted to protrude through an opening it) in the top 11 of the casing, the upper end of the stem being preferably provided with a reduced portion 12 and an enlarged head 13, as will best be understood from Fig. 3. The cover 11 of the casing is hinged at 15, and the roller 16 which registers with the opening 4 is journaled at its upper and lower .ends

in the lugs 17 which are secured to the upper and lower flanges 6 and '5 respectively. To the top of the cover 11 is pivoted at 20 the catch 21 which is adapted to engage the reduced portion 12 on the upper end of the stem 7 which protrudes through the cover 11, whereby the cover is suitably maintained in closed position with respect to the casing 1. Within the casing 1 is positioned the roll of gold leaf and paper backing generally designated as 22 which is composed of the inner gold leaf layer 23 "and the outer paper backing 24. The gold leaf roll 22 is preferably, but not necessarily, wound around the core 27 which is in the form of a spooland mounted to revolve freely on the stem 7. In order to prevent the undesirable or accidental rotation of the gold leaf roll 22 around the stem 7, I provide the flat spring 28 which is secured at one end thereof to the bottom side of the cover 11 by means of the screw 29, and which is provided with the opening 30 through which the upper end of the stem 7 is adapted to pass, so that the spring 28 always exercises a yielding pressure on the core 27 which carries the gold leaf roll 22 to maintain the latter taut and to preventrotation of the core 27 and unwinding of the gold leaf roll 22 except when desired. The gold leaf 23 with its paper backing 2a is pulled out through the opening 4 past the roller 16 and 8 is held with one hand while the casing l is held in theother hand and moved away, the gold leaf being in the meantime brought into gentle contact with the inucilaged area on whih the gold leaf is adapted to be-glued, without the aid of any pressing rollers, the function of the roller 16 being simply to form an anti-friction guide for the gold leaf as it emerges from the casing.

In order to render the gold leaf laying device heretofore described adjustable or adapted for the accommodation of spools 27 of various thicknesses or widths, I provide the disc 33 which threadedly engages the threaded stem 7 and which may be moved up and down along asid stem into any desired position. Thus, by refer-- ring to Fig. 3, it will be seen that if the spool 27 is of smaller width-or thickness than the width of the casing 1 the disc 33 is rotated along the stem 7 until it occupies the position shown in 3, so that the distance between the disc 33 and the top 11 of the casing is enough to accommodate the roll 27 in a manner to subject the roll to the necessary tension from the spring 28.

- For a narrower roll the set screw 35 is loosened and the disc 33 is rotated in a counter clock-wise direction further to raise said disc, and conversely, for a thicker roll the disc 33 is turned in a clock-wise direction to bring it down into contact with the bottom of the casing, thus making room for a roll 2? larger than the roll illustrated in Fig. 3. In order to facilitate the turning of the disc when it is within the casing, I provide the hole 36 which is adapted to receive a finger, a pencil or any other member whereby said disc may be rotated.

In order to retain or lock the disc 33 in any adjusted position along the stem 7, I provide the pin 35 which is threaded or otherwise inserted in or engaged by the annular periphery of the disc 33 and which is adapted to project through and to abut against the vertical edges 37 of the casing 1 to prevent further rotation of the disc 33. In order to enable the user to pre-set the device for the reception and accommodation of spools of given widths or thicknesses, I provide the annular casing wall 3 with indicia 38 of any desired calibration, and when the disc 83 is in registration with any one of the indicia 38 the device is set for a spool 27 having dimensions corresponding to such indicia.

It will thus be seen that I have devised a novel gold leaf laying device, which, in addition to embodying all the advantages of my prior patented article, is also provided with an adapter which renders it adjustable for the accommodation of rolls of various thicknesses, is provided with means for looking or retaining said device in any adjusted position, and is provided with means for indicatingthe size to which the device has been set or adjuste I While I have in the foregoing specification and the accompanying drawing described and shown a preferred form of my invention,-it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the exact constuction sh wn, since there are other ways in which the internal capacity of the casing can be adjusted for the accommodation of the spools 27 of various sizes and other ways in which the means for adjusting the capacity'of the casing can be locked in position, and I therefore want to point out that the drawing and the description are illustrative and explanatory of the invention rather than limitations as to its scope.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A gold leaf laying device comprising a casing having an opening in a wall thereof through which the gold leaf is adapted to pass, means within said casing for guiding a gold leaf roll carrying spool, and a movable element within said casing for adjusting said casing for the accommodation of gold leaf carrying spools of varying sizes.

2. A gold leaf laying device: comprising a casing having an opening in a wall thereof through which a gold leaf is adapted to pass, means for guiding a gold leaf roll carrying spool, a movable element within said casing for varying the size of said casing to accommodate gold leaf roll carrying spools of various sizes, means coacting with said movable element for locking said adjustin means in any adjusted position.

3. A gold leaf laying device comprising a casing having an opening in a wall thereof through which the gold leaf is adapted to pass, means for guiding a gold leaf roll carrying spool, a movable element within said casing for varying the capacity of said casing to adapt the latter for the accommodation of gold leaf roll carrying spools of various sizes, there being externally visible graduations for indicating the size to which said casing has been adjusted.

4. A gold leaf laying device comprising a casing having an opening in a wall thereof, a threaded stem secured to the bottom of said casing and extending beyond the upper edge thereof, a roller rotatably carried by said casing in registration with said opening, a cover for said casing through which said stem projects, a catch adapted to engage the upper end of said stem to lock said cover in the closed position, and a vertically adjustable partition within said casing threadedly engaging said stem and adapted to form a seat for a gold leaf roll positioned within said casing.

5. A gold leaf laying device comprising a casing having an opening in a wall thereof, a threaded stem secured to the bottom of said casing and extending beyond the upper edge thereof, a roller rotatably carried by said casing in registration with said opening, a cover forsaid casing through which said stem projects, a catch adapted to engage the upper end of said stem to lock said cover in the closed position, a vertically adjustable partition within said casing threadedly engaging said stem and adapted to form a seat for a gold leaf roll positioned within said casing, and means for fixing said partition in any desired adjusted po sition. l

6. A gold leaf laying device comprising 2. casing having an opening in a wall thereof, a threaded stem secured to thebottom of said casing and extending beyond the upper edge thereof, a roller rotatably carried by said casing in registration with said opening, a cover for said casing through which said stem projects, a catch adapted to engage the upper end of said stem to lock said cover in the closed position, a vertically adjustable partition within said casing threadedly engaging said stem and adapted to form a seat for agold leaf roll positioned within said casing, and a spring in the upper end of said casing adapted to bear on a spool placed therein and carrying the gold leaf to be laid.

'7. A gold leaf laying device comprising a casing having an opening in a wall thereof, a threaded stem secured to the bottom of said casing and extended beyond the upper edge thereof, a roller rotatably carried by said casing in registration with said opening, a cover for said casing through which said stem projects, a catch adapted to engage the upper end of said stem to lock said cover in the closed position, a vertically adjustable partition within said casing threadedly engaging said stem and adapted to form a seat for a gold leaf roll positioned within said casing, means for fixing said partition in any desired adjusted position, and a spring in the upper end of said casing adapted to bear on a spool placed therein. and carrying the gold leaf to be laid.

8. A gold leaf laying device comprising a casing having an opening in a wall thereof, a thread: ed stem in said casing adapted to guide a gold leaf roll carrying spool fitting loosely thereon, a roller in registration with said opening adapted to guide the gold leaf passing through said opening, and a partition threaded on said stem and adapted for vertical adjustment to vary the internal capacity of said gold leaf laying device for the accommodation of gold leaf roll carrying spools of various sizes.

WILLIAM S. LUTZ. 

